Activities

The AccessCat Network and its members organise and participate in different types of activities and actions.

Some activities are addressed to the public—such as awareness-raising activities, demonstrations, showcases, and some training activities—and some actions are carried out within the research groups—such as international missions or standardisation activities.

Awareness-raising Activities

Activities organised by researchers in the network in order to spread their knowledge on accessibility to society. The goal is to raise awareness on how important it is for everyone to have access to communication and information, as well as to offer innovative solutions.

International Missions

Activities abroad through which researchers in the network acquire new abilities and knowledge that will help them transfer their specific research to society.

Standardisation

Researchers in the network participate in drafting regulations, standards, or high-level documents in European and international bodies (ISO, UNE, ITU, CEN, EBU…) to ensure accessibility is taken into account in public policies.

Training

Capsules or training sessions on accessibility to information and communication geared towards companies, institutions, and entities. There is also training for researchers in the network on how to evaluate and transfer research results.

Support for Disruptive Solutions

Contest addressed to researchers in the network to fund and support innovative proposals that find solutions to issues related to accessibility to communication and information.

Demonstrations and Showcases

Activities held by researchers in the network at fairs, congresses and conferences to show the technologies and services created by the research groups.

Future Activities

Expert Seat in the Vagó de la Ciència

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Activity open to the general public

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  • Place:

    FGC trains

Anna Matamala, Pilar Orero, Estel·la Oncins and Carme Mangiron, researchers from TransMedia Catalonia (UAB), will be among the experts taking part in the Expert Seat, an outreach and knowledge-transfer initiative within the Vagó de la Ciència. The initiative places a researcher on an FGC train, where members of the public can approach them and ask questions about their field of expertise.

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Workshop: "How to make my organization more inclusive and accessible?"

Programme and registration

Activity open to the general public

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  • Place:

    Barcelona

Anna Matamala (TransMedia Catalonia) takes part in this workshop organised by the Catalan Coordinator of Foundations, with participation from AccessCat affiliate entities such as Dincat and Som Fundació. The session explores challenges, good practices, and the current legal framework regarding physical, sensory, and cognitive barriers.

Programme and registration

2nd Knowledge Transfer Day in Social Sciences and Humanities

Programme and registration

Activity open to the general public

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  • Time:
    10:00
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    13:30
  • Place:

    Rectorat building (Campus UAB)

Following the 1st Knowledge Transfer Day in Social Sciences and Humanities, UAB continues the debate and dialogue on how research in Social Sciences and Humanities translates into real impact through services, networks, and strategic collaborations. The morning focuses on exploring transfer tools, sharing success stories, and creating new opportunities among universities, administration, and businesses.

Programme and registration

Workshop: "Navigating the Intersection of the EU AI Act and the EU Accessibility Act"

Programme and registration

Activity open to the general public

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  • Time:
    11:00
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    12:30
  • Place:

    Online

For this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), the TransMedia Catalonia group (UAB) hosts an online workshop that delves into the European Accessibility Act.

Programme and registration

Past Activities

Mobile World Congress / 4YFN 2026

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  • Place:

    Fira Barcelona Gran Via

The AccessCat Network will be at the Mobile World Congress, the largest and most influential technology congress in the world. You will find us at 4YFN, the space dedicated to startups and investment.

SobTec 2026

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Activity open to the general public

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  • Place:

    Barcelona

Estel·la Oncins (TransMedia Catalonia) takes part in SobTec (8th Congress on Technological Sovereignty) to discuss digital accessibility within the framework of the European Accessibility Act.

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Talk: "Web accessibility within everyone’s reach: simple and useful checks"

Recording of the session
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  • Place:

    Online

The Collaborative Network to support teaching and learning processes in the field of Human–Computer Interaction across Ibero-America (HCI-Collab), sponsored by the Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgrado (AUIP) and with technical support from the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), organises the monthly event “A year of webinars on HCI in Ibero-America”, in which Afra Pascual (GRIHO, UdL) takes part to present current trends and research advances in this field.

Recording of the session

Foro Transfiere 2026

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  • Place:

    Malaga, Spain

The European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation (Transfiere 2026) is Europe’s leading forum on knowledge transfer in R&D&I. AccessCat will be one of the networks accompanying the Government of Catalonia at the stand to promote the R&D&I ecosystem.

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